• Temporary Absentee Ballot Verification Option Expires

    Temporary Absentee Ballot Verification Option Expires - January 11, 2021

    A temporary absentee ballot verification option which was put in place by state legislators last year has expired, according to Cheryl Howard, Kay County Election Board Secretary. The temporary ver...

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  • Spike Reported in Oklahoma virus cases

    Spike Reported in Oklahoma virus cases - January 10, 2021

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A spike in Oklahoma COVID-19 cases on Sunday might have been partially caused by people attending holiday gatherings despite repeated warnings to limit their contact with others...

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  • OSDH Vaccine Scheduler Portal Update – 8 Jan 2021

    OSDH Vaccine Scheduler Portal Update – 8 Jan 2021 - January 10, 2021

    FROM THE OKLAHOMA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH:   The Vaccine Scheduler Portal is operational to allow eligible Oklahomans to schedule their COVID-19 vaccination. OSDH will provide a mid-day an...

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  • Former Pittsburg County Court Clerk Arrested

    Former Pittsburg County Court Clerk Arrested - January 10, 2021

    FORMER COURT CLERK FACING NEPOTISM CHARGE PITTSBURG COUNTY, Okla. – Last Friday, agents with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) arrested 51-year-old Cynthia Ledford, the former...

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  • Tonkawa Public Schools to start Distance Learning

    Tonkawa Public Schools to start Distance Learning - January 10, 2021

    A message from Lori Simpson, Tonkawa Public Schools Superintendent Due to increasing numbers of COVID-19 isolations and quarantines among students and staff, Tonkawa Public Schools will transitio...

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  • Ark City Police Arrest Two, Cases are Unrelated

    Ark City Police Arrest Two, Cases are Unrelated - January 10, 2021

    Two arrests have been made by the Arkansas City Police Department in two completely unrelated cases. In one arrest, the Arkansas City PD arrested an Arkansas City man Tuesday night on burglary and ...

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  • NOC President Cheryl Evans Announces Retirement

    NOC President Cheryl Evans Announces Retirement - January 10, 2021

    Evans Sets Retirement for June 30, 2021   After serving 10 years as Northern Oklahoma College president, Dr. Cheryl Evans announced her plans to retire effective June 30, 2021. “After much r...

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  • OSBI Investigating Nowata Homicide

    OSBI Investigating Nowata Homicide - January 10, 2021

    NOWATA, Okla. – The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) was requested by the Nowata Police Department to investigate a homicide. The investigation was initiated after a disturbance this mo...

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  • Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 10 January 2021

    Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 10 January 2021 - January 10, 2021

    SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19 As of this advisory, there are 331,362 cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma. Kay County is reporting a total of 3,852 confirmed cases, with 44 deaths. Osage County has h...

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  • Judge dismisses latest pipeline protest lawsuit

    Judge dismisses latest pipeline protest lawsuit - January 09, 2021

    BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge in North Dakota has thrown out the latest lawsuit alleging that officers used excessive force during the Dakota Access Pipeline protest in 2017. The lawsuit by ...

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